Search for dissertations about: "temporary work agency"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 6 swedish dissertations containing the words temporary work agency.

  2. 1. Temporary safety. Contextual factors behind job quality in using temporary agency work

    Author : Pille Strauss-Raats; Göteborgs universitet; []
    Keywords : TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; Job quality; OHS; temporary agency work; employment regulation; workforce segmentation; workforce flexibility; PDR model of workplace health;

    Abstract : The aim of this thesis is to explore and explain how job quality in organizations using temporary agency work (TAW) is shaped by national regulatory regimes and how organizational practices and employee experiences in this context relate to patterns of workforce segmentation. The thesis also aims to contribute to the development of the PDR model of workplace health (Quinlan et al. READ MORE

  4. 2. Essays on temporary work agencies and the economic analysis of law

    Author : Morgan Westéus; Thomas Aronsson; Per Skedinger; Umeå universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; temporary work agency; family work experience; young adults; Sweden; labour law; EU direc- tive; unemployment; unjust dismissals; negotiations; settlements; labour unions; Economics; nationalekonomi;

    Abstract : This thesis consists of an introductory chapter and four self-contained papers on temporary work agenciesand the economic analysis of law.Paper [I] adds to the theoretical literature on the incentives of Temporary Work Agencies (TWAs). READ MORE

  5. 3. Essays on Delegated Search and Temporary Work Agencies

    Author : Tomas Raattamaa; Magnus Wikström; Thomas Aronsson; Mats Bergman; Umeå universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; delegated search; principal-agent; matching; transition probability; temporary work agencies; nationalekonomi; Economics;

    Abstract : Paper [I] models a game, where two temporary work agencies (TWAs) compete to fill a vacancy at a client firm (CF). They simultaneously choose how much effort to expend, based on their expectation of how good their opponent’s best candidate will be. READ MORE

  6. 4. Path Dependence and Path Shaping : Unearthing institutional dynamics in large-scale project organizing

    Author : Ermal Hetemi; Cali Nuur; Sofia Pemsel; Anna Jerbrant; KTH; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; path dependence; path shaping; organisational lock-in; institutional field; knowledge work; Ledarskap; entreprenörskap och organisation; Ledarskap; entreprenörskap och organisation; Organisation theory; Organisationsteori; Industriell ekonomi; Industrial economy; Industriell ekonomi och organisation;

    Abstract : Over the last two decades, large-scale project endeavors or major programs that typically deliver a substantial physical infrastructure or a complex product with a lifetime that can extend for decades and across industries have become the norm for many utility sectors, such as transport, energy, water, or food. The allure of ever-larger projects shows no sign of fading away in the face of sustainable development and grand societal challenges – quite the contrary. READ MORE

  7. 5. Reduced working hours and stress in the Swedish social services

    Author : Peter Barck-Holst; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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    Abstract : Background: Since a financial crisis in the 1990’s employees in the Swedish public sector have suffered from work stress and related consequences such as long-term sick leave. Reduced working hours has long been debated in Sweden as a possible way of improving psychosocial health, and was therefore empirically evaluated in a large, quasi-experimental trial in four public sectors; care and welfare, call centers, technology, and the social services. READ MORE